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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
Why is the planned banking levy such a small one and why is it taking longer to get around to than the one for the rest of us? They were screaming for it in opposition and yet now seem reluctant.
I've said it before but millions of people looked after their money for years and are now being punished for something they haven't done. The banks are responsible for losing our money and we're being penalised to bail them out - AGAIN.
Don't start on unemployment figures either. There's some creative accounting going on in Westminster when the figure is dropping but more people are being laid off than before the elections.
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Where is your evidence that it'll be a small one? There isn't even legislation on the table yet, so how do you know it'll be small? The said they would press ahead with one with or without international agreement - Labour would only do it with international agreement and set no timetable. It seems that you're just criticising them for not solving the mess they've been left within 3 months of office. It's going to take a great deal longer I'm afraid.
Ken, we all know there are huge problems with the financial sector. Our huge deficit and borrowing is not just from bailing out the banks however. Government has a role to play in setting out a framework within which the banks can operate. It's not quite as simple as fixing the country by slapping a 99% tax on the banks as some people would have us believe. That's just not how the economy works.
What is the creative accounting in unemployment? You do seem to be coming out with a few unsubstantiated claims. They're using the same methods to work out unemployment as the previous government.